Three brothers, traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight reached a deep, treacherous river where anyone who attempted to swim or wade would drown. Learned in the geocaching arts, the brothers constructed a bridge out of film cans and proceeded to cross.
Halfway though the bridge, a giant frog stood before them. The figure was the enraged spirit of Signal, cheated of his due. Signal cunningly pretended to congratulate them and proceeded to award them with gifts of their own choosing.
The eldest brother, a prolific hider, asked for a location where he could place the most physical waypoints for a single cache at one time. So Signal gave him coordinates near a small waterfall that met a stream.
The second brother, a parking lot cache enthusiast, asked for a location where he could hide the ultimate lamppost cache. So Signal gave him coordinates to such a location.
The third and youngest brother, who was the most humble and wise, did not trust the Frog and simply asked for a cache located at a beautiful location with a short and easy hike to get there. And so Signal, begrudgingly, gave him not one but two sets of coordinates.
The three brothers took their prizes and soon went on their separate ways.
Waypoint 1: The Waterfall - N 39° 44.446 W 105° 30.954
The eldest brother arrived at the coordinates above and spied a beautiful spilling waterfall feeding giant wheel. The wheel was filled with many spokes, begging him to attach a series of nanos to them as part of a mystery cache.
Unfortunately for the brother, the wheel was moving too fast and he couldn’t get the nanos properly affixed. He tried for several days to complete his task until, completely exhausted, the eldest brother admitted defeat and headed home, giving up on geocaching forever.
Question #1 - What date was the wheel dedicated?
*** Don’t forget to also take your photo as described in the logging requirements below.
Waypoint 2: The Parking Lot - N 39° 49.524 W 105° 38.678
The second brother arrived at the parking lot with a pill bottle in hand, eager to hide his ultimate lamppost cache, but there was no lamppost to be seen.
He searched the parking lot for several minutes when it dawned upon him that his ultimate lamppost cache hide would require him to actually place his own lamppost in the process.
Tormented by the complex and daunting prospects of having to pull permits, set concrete, run electrical, and haul in his own giant, metallic lamppost, the second brother went home, vowing to never geocache again.
Question #2 - What is the cost for parking at these coordinates?
Waypoint 3: The Trailhead - N 39° 49.622 W 105° 38.606
Waypoint 4: Final - N 39° 49.928 W 105° 38.746
The youngest brother approached the trailhead, skeptical and suspicious. To his surprise, however, the brother found the trail only to be minimally challenging in a couple of wet and icy spots. He continued .5 to the other set of coordinates provided by the frog.
He arrived at the final waypoint to find a breathtakingly spectacular view. He explored the beautiful area for several hours, basking in nature’s peace and radiant beauty. And, although the youngest brother never actually found a cache at the final coordinates provided by the frog, he eventually went home, contented from his journey, and continued to geocache for many years to come.
Question #3 - Where are you and what is your favorite part of this location?
*** Don’t forget to also take your photo as described in the logging requirements below!
LOGGING REQUIREMENTS
To log this virtual geocache, you must e-mail the cache owner with your answers to questions 1-3. Please do not include your answers in your log entry! You must also attach photos to your log showing you or a member of your group, holding their GPS device at WP #4.